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Fishing Minnesota had added a new menu item (see above) called Fishing Report Clubs. It's a way to keep the really good fishing reports coming and being shared only with those who also provide detailed fishing reports.
We will only approve new members who request to join if they have already posted a recent fishing report in the area forum, associated with the Fishing Report Club area you want to join.
We are going to limit the number of regular memberships, in the Fishing Report Clubs, to the top 20 members in each Club, to those with the best frequency and quality fishing reports provided in the club and less so in the regular fishing report forum open to all members. The higher quality fishing report reserved for the club of course.
If you want fishing reports around your area, I would Join Now, some of the clubs are starting to fill fast. Use the Fishing Reports Club link in the Menu above (after you've posted a fishing report in the regular area forum) and request to Join.

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I am heading up this weekend with a friend and his boys and were hoping to spend a day on Bowstring. How are both the accesses on the North side? I know the one on 35 can get a bad heave in front some years so I was wondering what shape it is in. Also, would we be able to get around in the snow and drifts on the lake on 4 wheelers? In our trucks?

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Thanks Brian. That is good information and I appreciate the reply. I know there seems to always be a heave right in front of that access but it is usually passable even if it is very rough. Maybe I will give the other access a try if the other one it too rough.

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I was up on Bowstring this past weekend. We accessed the lake with trucks out of the NE access. There were some larger drifts within a few hundred yards of the access, but once you got out onto the lake it was pretty good.

The fishing was slow. We set up in 22-28ft and fished everything from waxies, to minnow heads, to whole minnows. We caugth a couple perch, a few snakes, and two crappies. The crappies were both nice a 12 and a 13 incher. We saw lots of fish on the vexilars, but few takers.

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Any one have any recent reports on Bowstring? How about the access on 35? We used it about a month ago but it was getting a little sketchy by the end of the weekend, I was wondering if it was still usable. Also, is there much snow left on the lakes up there? Heading up for a week after work today so I am getting pretty pumped!

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Was up there last thurs. til sunday. There was a decent amount of snow to try and cut through enough to make us not want to run and gun all over the lake because of bouncing all over the place. The fishing was the worst its ever been for us in the last 4 years. Could have been timing or the cold front that had just moved in. Talked to a few guys out there and it was slow gor them also. We ended up on Big Cutfoot, decent action there but no crappies over 9". We were in 30-34 feet.

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First off welcome to the site ! Fish that area quite often and have seen some good flocks around there. I would get out and do some glassing in the area , especially around some picked corn fields. Right now they are wintered up but will break apart once spring gets closer. Maybe hit up a local bait store and ask around if anyone knows of a spot. Or look at the landowners list that received permits in that area. They legally have to grant permission to hunt there land but unfortunately a lot of landowners will tell you they are full even if there not Good luck in your search.

When i was there all could find was perch but i only fished for about 3-4 hours all weekend. Not sure on panfish but i know the walleye bit is still pretty good. I'm sure theres plenty of panfish to be had back there though to.

+1 here.
I miss the hills of SE MN but when I have birds walking through my yard it’s hard to leave Central MN.
Its not like they’re gonna be super easy but I’m trying to get my first with a bow, and that’s not easy. Not yet anyway. The more days I can get in, the better. And sticking around home makes THAT part easier.
When I first started hunting turkeys it took me three seasons to kill a bird. Then every year after that was a score with the shotgun for about 20 seasons maybe? I’m going into my second legitimate season of effort with my bow. Hoping two times is a charm.

I spent a little time last summer looking for weed walleyes in Niles Bay. About 10 minutes into my experiment I caught a chunky 22" on a spinner rig over a weedbed in about 10'. The weeds were growing about halfway to the surface but that fish had no problem smacking my bait. I'll keep experimenting this year.... can't wait for open water!

awesome feedback! thank you so much for the info! Ill get up ther next year, i dont want to keep any i just want to catch some nice eyes and northern.....hell, whatever! ive been in a sleeper 5 times on LOW and we only had one real good trip. upper red lake once in a sleeper caught 3 eyes in 3 days. i dont mind if i catch one or two fish, its all about the experience for me on the big water. but the girlfriend is a hard one to convince at times for a return trip if the fishing is slow. were headed to fairbault this weekend, i hope we get into something. thanks again guys! ill post a report on our trip. good luck on the ice!

Well who else is going after long beards this spring? I was drawn for season B again no surprise. There were surplus tags left as there were last couple years. Really like the new approach to not having to apply for the later seasons spreads the hunters out and gives guys like me the opportunity to get after them early Been out doing some scouting and been seeing some big wintering flocks one I was glassing other day had over 60 birds in it! They have really been working over the picked corn lately. Oh cant wait to hear the first gobble of the year

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Pat,
July is my best time for walleyes in the weeds!
I did not cast spinner baits but did pull spinners with 1/2 crawler right along the edges in about 3' to 4' deep water.
We were so close to the boat with our lines that we could see our spinners and actually see the walleyes charge out of the weeds and grab our baits! FUN!!
Now, thanks to the rustys, those cabbage weed beds are gone.
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